An army of men just passed by on the road. Slaves and women followed them. The fire that they had lit had burned out and there was no smoke but they had to keep very quite so they could not be seen. The fact that the army were going somewhere else was not a good sign and they knew they had to keep going.

A storm had broken out when they stopped to sleep for the night. The father went into the forest to get wood but every time he came back it would almost be out. He had to struggle to keep it lit. When they fell asleep lowed crashes had woken them up. Trees were following. They got up and the boy clung to his father. They walked for a while and then stopped and went into their blankets until it stopped. 

The father knew that the boy would  not be able to travel much longer. They had no food left and were beginning to loose hope in themselves. The boy kept asking "Are we going to die now" which shows how negative he is and how he knows he will not make it much longer.